Do self-affirmations work? Here’s part 2 after religiously reciting mine for the past full 3 years. I never skipped a day and my experiences and opinions on affirmations have changed. In a nutshell, it works and it’s amazing. It works by prompting optimism and subconsciously tearing down one’s self-limiting thoughts. Here are self-affirmations Bruce Lee style and my thoughts on it.

Recently I’ve had a transformational experience, I don’t feel tired anymore, I’m more enthusiastic at both work and life. I’m just generally happier. Nothing much have changed externally. I have the same problems, new problems have come up and I'm still living my normal daily life. In the past months, I’ve been making some purposeful changes and I’m going to share with you three mindset hacks that worked to immediately improve my quality of life.

Stoicism is renowned to be the most practical of all philosophies. Applying them is not only easy but they're also life-transformative. The modern day philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines a stoic as someone who, "transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation and desire into undertaking." In this article, I share my top 5 picks of stoic principles and how I implement them in my own everyday life.

We all set goals. It’s a vital component of self-development and allows us to live a much more fulfilling life. It drives and motivates us. But if you had a goal of becoming a loving parent to your children, there simply cannot be an "end" to this goal. If you were a loving parent today but you fail to be one tomorrow; you are no longer a loving parent. Same goes for being a faithful husband, a supportive friend or a successful businessman. If you think about it, every single goal shares the same flaw. Read why self-improvement techniques may be doing more harm than good.

Why would you want to work 9-to-5 for someone else's dreams and procrastinate on yours? You're not busy, you're procrastinating. Why being busy is just an excuse and how to motivate yourself to do the things that matter the most.

There is no end to your obstacles! As long as you have worthy goals in life, new obstacles will always emerge. But this is what makes life interesting. This makes the effort and the hustle all worth it. With each trials turned into triumph, you will develop strength, wisdom and perspective. Soon, you will be left with the best version of yourself and all the great feats you’ve accomplished in life. This is my three key takeaways from "The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday.

If you want to become the top 5% performer in any field, you absolutely can, given that you undergo proper training and practice. The same goes for building wealth. If you know the principles of making money and you put it into action, you will find money. It’s as much of a universal law as the law of gravity. Read the four principles that will make you rich, which is featured in my eBook: The Three Pillars of Life - Money, Success and Happiness.

You spent a life playing it safe, doing the right things. But the truth is, you let life push you into submission. Learn why your chances of success is actually very slim, and how you can immediately change these unfortunate statistics to your favour.

One of the most underestimated and least understood traits of successful people are that they are unreasonable. Their actions, thoughts and procedures are unreasonable to a point where sometimes it's socially unacceptable. Read how today's giants such as Apple and Steven Spielberg became outrageously successful by being unreasonable.

You have the power to feel what you want to feel. You are responsible for every decision you make, no matter how big or small. And indeed, you have the power to shape your own destiny. Read on to find out how Tony Robbins helped me shape my own destiny and gain full control over your life.